Type-writing machine.



f STATES -Patri;Nar onirica.

Y CORNELIUS B. coRcoRAN, or'NEwYoRx, N. Y., AssIGNon. To UNnERwoon 'rYPE- 'Y www'.

l`To all 'whom zt'may concern: Be it-kr1own that I, CORNELIUs B. Conco- RAN, a citizen 'ofthe United States, residing f in the borough o:E Bronx, cityof New York', in the county of New 'York and StateA of New York, haveinvented certain'new and useful,Improvementsl in Type-Writing.. Ma- 'chines',.of -whiclithe following is a 4 specifica- -'tion.'." '-310 Thisinvention relates to a guide such as frequently lused as'an attachment.for a ltypewriter, coperating -wlth the platen to hold AThe object of theLiliven't-ion is to provide -imprdvedmeans f r'securir 1g'this guide in v lace, andalso to construct-it so that 1t can be' readily attachedfor detached.

thev accompanyingdrawings,` Figure `l1 ilperspective showing :the device,` and luist" A t ing'the means for securing'the same. v hows a portionof the .upper edge gin ntiand segmen'tbracket at the "e device i's' applied. Fig.- 2 is fthe'device' with the guide portion of the seg- 1re 'in position. Fig.

guidei-.wre removed. ,Fig 4 is aver-tical through 'the ,segment illustrating4 the conl st-ructlon of the attachment and the manner i in which the wire is-.held in position. This l View lalso indicates the platen and guide l rollers, andshows a'card being applied4 to the. platen. Fig. 5 isay vertical section sim lar to Fig. 4, but showing the partswith the guidefwire removed. Fig- 6 is a perspective .showing the wire holder .removed from the segment. Fig. 7 is a 'rear elevation` of the wire holder and type-bar guide removed.

I have illustrated the attachment as applied to' an- Underwood front strike type-- y writ-ing machine, in which the usual type segment 1 is secured to a segment bracket 2 just` in 'frontof, and below the platen v3. The usual rollers 4 and 5 run ont-he under side of the platen tc guiderthe paper or card 6. 'e

I provide on the upper edge of-the seg- These vsockets receive thel lower lends ofparallel Shanks 8oI` a bifurcated wire frame or guide 9. The Shanks 8 extend upwardly .i et;

o' illustrated. Thisl TYrEfwnia-ING MAcHINE'. l

' Specification of Letters ratent. application med rbru'ary'as, 1911,..l serial'No. 611,412.

place', and shown in cross" ofFig. 2, but with thesection taken on the line' 4-4 of' Fig. 2,

/wardly -bowsprin; rsv or loops 16, to aid in clutching 2 0 to facilitate detachment projects into an opening .til the slots 19 WRITER. coMrANY, or NEW YORK,v N. Y., A coRPonATIoN or DELAWARE..

Patented May 13,1913.

and are formed. with forward offsets or bends 10 from which the materialextends upwardly to form a bifurcated tongue 11, and this tongue bears lightly against the platen, and is substantially tangent thereto.

' The Shanks' 8 have notches 12, which may be on their rear'sides; with these Shanks I provide a holder, which may be;v in the form of a clutch or' clip' 13, clearly illustrated in Fig. 6, and'adaptedl to engage saidl notches. This wire holder is preferably formed of sheet metal, vand reand in connection sents an elongated middle portion or sadle 14, to rest-on the segment between the Shanks 48. y

At the ends of the saddle and on the 'rear edge thereof, the sheet metal is bent downand upwardly to form depending the wire to the segment. The rear members of these' bows are formedwithl laterally extending ears 17, which are bent forwardly at their lower edges to form plates or shoes 18, to lie upon the upper edge of the segment. In these shoes or plates 18 are formed .slots 19, preferably extending forwardly and rearwardly, and through these slots .the Shanks 8 are passed downwardly when the guide is being attached. The forward ends of plates 18 are bent up to form finger pieces `of the guide. The usual pocket 2 between the bar 2 and segment 1 is closed above by a ribbon guide guard 21 attached by screws .22 setin open slots 23. Opposite the loops or springs 16. the forward edge of the guard 21 is cut away, so as to formthroats or gaps 24,

through which the into the pocket.

T he .foot 25a of the type-bar guide' extends over the saddle 14 and secures the4 holder 13, and theholder is centered and' kept from. shifting longitudinally bya tab 15 which 25b in the type-bar guide, as ,shown in -F-ig. 7. This insures alinement between the slots 19 and the sockets 7.

The .resiliency of the .bows or springs 16 springs 16 extend down tends to force the locking shoes 18'4 fori wardly, and hold them in the position in which they are indicated ment 1, two oppositely disposed sockets 7.

ar brouglit into alinement '1 4. In a'typewriting machine, in combinawith the `sockets 7. The Shanks 8'can then be inserted in ythe sockets, and upon releasing the shoes, 'the' rear edge of the slots will en age with a pair of thenotches 12.

en desired, the'wire frame may vbe readily-removedi By providing a plurality of notches 12, the attachment of the Wire guide is facilitated, thefshoes being permitted-t0 ergage the first pair ofnotches with which they aline. I Vhen the wiregiiide 9 is notin place, the

and 4erasings from .clogging 'up the' sockets. Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A t-ypewriting machine having a platen, in'combination with a unitary 'guide adjacent thereto, and a clip having a resilient extension, said 1de having a notch engagingsaid extension to lock said unitary guide. l

21A typewriting machine having a platen, incombination with a guide "adjacent thereto having Shanks entering openings in'the type segment of said typewriter, and releas'able spring-actuated shoes 'arrangedto press theV sides of said Shanks against the sides of said openings and lock said giiide, said Shanks each having notches receiving' the edges o f Said shoes.

' 3. A typewriting machine having a. platen land a segment, in combinationwith a guide-holder 'Secured to said segment and Vhavin an' integral movable shoe and a guide having a bnotchengaging said Shoe.

tion 4a segment having Sockets "therein, a

' platen, a 'guide having Shanks received Vin said sockets, and having notches in the side of'each shank,'and latches engaging said notches` to lock said guide.

5. In a typewriting machine, in combina-- tion, a segment, a platen, a guide coperating with the platen, a-clip ponnectedwith I said v segment4 and having integral bowsprings, and Shoes thciebeyon'd pressed bv .said springsragainstfsad guide to lock said straddling Sai having integral boi-v springs extending 'down into Said pocket, a platen, and a guide 60 coperating therewith, Said guide holder having shoes' pressed by said springs against said guide to lock the same.

8. In a typeivriting machine, in combination, a plate-n, a lixed member adjacent thereto having sockets, a detachable guide having Shanks received-in said sockets, and' spring-pressed shoes 'tending said sockets and coperating .with Said Shanks to lock said guide against the sides ofsaid sockets.

9. In a .typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a segment, a card guide, a

guide holder seating on said segment, and a type Abar guide'seating on said guide 75 holder', 'said guide holder ',having laterally movable shoes engaging said card guide to4 lock the same.

10. In 'a typewriting machine, the combination with a' platen, of aguide for types 80 striking said laten, a se ent, a bracket ber having separate Spring locking'means for each leg" to lock lsaid bracket to.;`the 85 frame l Y Y 11. Infa typewriting machine, thefcijinfibination with a revolving platen, of aigu'ide for typestriking said p1aten,fa"segm'ent, a

bracket Straddling Saidl guidehaviiigl legs ,90 l entering sockets in said segment, a'. locking member to hold said 'brackettagain'st the sides of said sockets, and a. guide on said .locking member to. held it positioned. l

12. In combination, a typewriter comprising a platen, -a guide adjacent to the platen,

a support for the guide formed with an' opening, saidv guide having a shank entering the'opening, and a clip mounted on said support to hold the guide and to cover said 109'l opening when the guide is removed.-

13. In atypewrit-ing machine, the combination with a r voluble platen ,'of a guide to copeiate Witi the platen and coniprising Shanks, a' support for the guide, said 105 sliankspentering said Support atseparated points, and a locking device extending from one shank to the other and havingnieans foit.eiigaging each of Said Shanks, and re'- ,lcasable tol permit the guide to be With- 110 drawn from the machine.

CORNELIUS BQCORCORAN.

"itnesses l PAUL ZnioN,

K. Fmriiron'r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing-'the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington. D. C.

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v guide having legs entering sockets 1n said'segment, and agiinitary mem- 

